File a 2024-25 FAFSA
File PA State Grant items for the award year in which you requested the waiver
Be a Pennsylvania resident
Have not reached age 26 by July 1 of the upcoming academic year in which the waiver will be awarded
Have graduated from high school or received a Commonwealth Secondary School Diploma
Be eligible for services under Pennsylvania's John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood
Be identified as a youth who has experienced foster care at age 16 or older or exited foster care to adoption or permanent legal custodianship (PLC) after age 16
Be enrolled as an undergraduate, at least half-time in a postsecondary institution that is approved by the U.S. Department of Education for Title IV student assistance programs in PA
Have unmet costs for the PA Chafee Education and Training Grant (Chafee ETG) Program, as determined by the postsecondary institution
Maintain satisfactory academic progress, as determined by the postsecondary institution
Not be in default on a federal student loan or owe a refund on other Title IV aid
Have not received a FosterEd waiver for 5 years (consecutive or not), defined as 10 semesters or the equivalent for undergraduate study

The FosterEd Program waives tuition and mandatory fees charged by most postsecondary institutions in the Commonwealth for youth who are or were in foster care.